The initiative follows on from a youth engagement survey, Transformasi Nasional 2050, that reflected the opinions of Malaysian students. Within this, a common trend was the desire to have a more interactive and practical approach to education.

“Armed with this insight, KBS is responding to these aspirations by initiating this effort to further improve and strengthen lesson delivery methods and learning facilities in ILKBS,” Microsoft said. “Over the last year, the TN50 Youth Initiative led by KBS has listened to over 60,000 unique aspirations through various engagements with over 1.7 million Malaysian youths nationwide.”